The Zeitgeist List
Where every program stands
A computed 14-tier ranking of all 138 FBS programs — from Dynasty down to Regional Program. It weighs how good a team is, what it has actually won, and its talent, with recent years counting most. Not how they're playing this week — what the program is.
Dynasty
Alabama
A program clearing 2 titles in 3 years or 3 in 7 — the sport's active dynasty.
Programs ranked
138
Every FBS team, one computed ladder, updated as results land.
Biggest riser
Clemson
Up 7 tiers since 1936 — the era's clearest climb.
Rewind
As of 2017 · drag through the years to see the board move.
Dynasty1
Alabama97.0
Blue Blood4
Ohio State78.8
Clemson73.7
Florida State71.1
LSU63.6
Power Program32
Oklahoma74.7
USC66.7
Georgia64.3
Oregon63.0
Florida59.5
Auburn58.9
Penn State56.9
Stanford56.5
Wisconsin56.4
Miami55.3
Notre Dame54.9
Michigan54.7
Texas53.7
TCU53.5
Washington52.1
Boise State51.2
Michigan State51.0
Oklahoma State48.3
Virginia Tech48.1
Texas A&M47.5
Tennessee47.4
Louisville46.9
Nebraska45.9
Utah45.1
South Carolina44.2
Ole Miss44.1
Arkansas43.3
Kansas State42.9
Georgia Tech42.7
Iowa42.6
West Virginia42.5
UCLA41.7
National Program28
Mississippi State42.0
Missouri41.5
Baylor40.8
Pittsburgh40.3
Houston40.1
NC State40.0
BYU39.4
Arizona State38.0
North Carolina36.4
San Diego State36.0
UCF34.8
Texas Tech34.1
South Florida33.4
Arizona32.1
Toledo31.5
Northwestern31.5
App State30.9
California30.4
Boston College29.5
Navy28.7
Temple28.3
Louisiana Tech27.4
Western Michigan27.2
Memphis27.0
Marshall26.9
Cincinnati26.9
Western Kentucky26.8
Minnesota26.7
Regional Program65
Washington State26.0
Virginia25.9
Duke25.8
Northern Illinois25.8
Arkansas State25.2
Iowa State24.4
Oregon State24.3
Maryland23.9
Indiana23.8
Wake Forest23.5
Colorado23.4
Kentucky23.3
Vanderbilt23.2
Troy22.4
Syracuse21.8
Georgia Southern21.4
Colorado State21.4
Air Force21.4
Rutgers20.6
Fresno State20.5
Utah State20.5
Tulsa20.3
Nevada20.1
Southern Miss19.6
East Carolina19.2
Illinois19.2
Ohio18.9
Purdue17.8
UTSA17.8
Central Michigan17.4
Old Dominion17.3
SMU17.2
UConn16.9
Florida Atlantic16.3
Middle Tennessee16.2
Bowling Green16.1
Louisiana14.6
Miami (OH)14.4
Army13.6
Wyoming13.5
South Alabama12.7
Florida International12.4
New Mexico12.3
Coastal Carolina11.4
Hawai'i11.3
Georgia State10.8
Kansas10.0
San José State9.9
Buffalo9.4
Massachusetts9.3
Tulane9.3
Charlotte8.9
Rice8.5
Akron8.5
UAB8.2
UNLV7.8
Texas State7.5
Ball State7.2
North Texas7.0
Kent State6.6
Idaho6.3
UL Monroe5.8
UTEP5.2
Eastern Michigan4.4
New Mexico State2.5
A program is held to Dynasty or Blue Blood only with real titles behind it — so a #1-by-score team without recent hardware sits in Blue Blood, and elite-but-title-less programs land in Power Program (they carry the history on a heritage badge, not the tier). Dashed outline = held below its score by the titles gate. Full method at /about-model/.